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Oscar Brown Jr.
US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago
Chicago, United States · 1926-10-10 – 2005-05-29
Oscar Brown Jr. is credited on 2,156 releases across 579 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,156
Credits
579
Albums
8
Decades active
259
In collections
Biography
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American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, actor and civil rights activist (BMI IPI #: 4353817). Born on October 10, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois - died on May 29, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Jean Pace, sister of actress Judy Pace. Father of several children, including (aka BoBo), and Africa Pace Brown. He ran for office in the Illinois state legislature and U.S. Congress, both unsuccessfully. His father Oscar Brown Sr. (December 22, 1895 - October 1, 1990) was a prominent community activist, lawyer and businessman in Chicago.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,156 releases · 579 albums · active 1956–2025
- Performance · 2,974
- Other credits · 53
- Engineering · 3
- Production · 1
Studios: Nola Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Advision Studios · Atlantic Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

First Take
1969

Tigerlily
1995

East-West
1966

S.R.O.
1966

Live!
1966

Is It Because I'm Black
1970

We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
1961

At The Village Gate
1962

Liquid Spirit
2013

Realization
1968

Touch Me In The Morning
1973

Abbey Is Blue
1960

Portrait Of Sheila
1963

This Here Is Bobby Timmons
1960

The Best Of Cannonball Adderley

Behind The Dykes (Beat, Blues And Psychedelic Nuggets From The Lowlands 1964-1972)
2020

Complete Mythology
2010

High Priestess Of Soul
1967

Wynton Kelly
1958

Byrdland

Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women
2021

The Sonny Side Of Chér
1966

Cannonball Adderley-Live!
1965

Straight Ahead
1961
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